Supporter.



M. FROESE.

SUPPORTER. APPLICATION nuzu Nov. 15,. 1'9l3.

Patented Dec. 19, 1916.

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MINN'A FROESE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO JOHN A. PRINCE, OF NEWYORK, N. Y.

SUPPORTEB.

Application filed November 15, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MINNA Fnonsn, a citizen of the United States, andresident of the borough of Manhattan, in the city and State of New York,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Supporters, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a supporter for wearingapparel, such as collars, which will be light and flexible, and one thatwill hold the material in perfect form.

A further object is to provide a means formed in the supporter forattaching the same to the material.

A still' further object to provide a means formed in the supporter forstiffening the material at the top and bottom as well as serving tosecure the supporter to the material and also to prevent the extremitiesof the same from injuring the material or breaking therethrough.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 represents an elevation of my device secured to the inside of aportion of a collar, and Fig. 2 represents an eleva tion of my supporterdetached from the collar.

The supporter comprises a vertical member 1, a, diagonal member 2, and astraight member 3, which member 3 1s preterably formed diagonal. At thebottom of the member 1, there is formed a transversely elongatedattaching loop A. A transversely elongated attaching loop 5 is alsoformed integral with the diagonal member 2.

The vertical member 1 is crimped throughout its length, as shown at 6,and is also provided with a series of extended attaching loops 7 Thediagonal member 2 is also crimped throughout its length, as

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Serial No. 801,312.

shown at 8, and is also provided with a series of extended attachingloops 9.

The supporter is secured to the material at its lower edge, by thetransversely elongated attaching loops 4 and 5, which are sewed theretoas shown at 10, and at the upper edge by the straight diagonal member 3,which is sewed thereto, as shown at 11. The intermediate portion of themembers 1 and 2 are sewed at 12, 13, through the extended attachingloops 9 and 7. Thus it will be seen that the elongated attaching loops4: and 5 provide a very wide hearing when sewed to the lower edge of thecollar and the straight diagonal attaching member forms a very widebearing when sewed to the upper edge of the collar, which bearings notonly serve to hold the collar in perfect form, but also prevent the endsfrom breaking through the material of the collar.

I have represented the supporter as being formed of wire, but it may becomposed of celluloid or other light suitable material.

What I claim is:

A supporter comprising a crimped vertical member having a series of openeXtended attaching loops and a transversely elongated closed loop, acrimped diagonal member having a series of open extended attaching loopsand a transversely elongated closed loop, and a straight diagonalattaching member having transversely elongated attaching loopsoppositely disposed and interposed between the vertical and diagonalmembers and the straight attaching member.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy name in presence of -two witnesses, this twenty-ninth day of October,1913.

MINNA FROESE.

Witnesses F. GEORGE BARRY, HENRY C. THIEME.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

